Revista de Economia e Sociologia Rural
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Peruvian organic agro-exports, climate change and food security

Las agroexportaciones orgánicas peruanas, cambio climático y seguridad alimentaria

Edelina Coayla; Ysabel Bedón

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Abstract

Although organic export agriculture is affected by climate change, it is an essential climate adaptation mechanism. The objective of this article is to examine the link between climate change, organic Peruvian agro-exports, and food security. Using Pearson's correlation and multiple regression methods, the study found that climate change as measured by air and seawater temperatures was related to Peruvian organic agro-exports in the period 2000-2022. There was also a strong association between organic agro-exports and food security both in Peru and globally. It is concluded that the prevalence of global undernourishment is directly affected by air and sea surface temperatures and that this phenomenon is inversely affected by Peruvian organic agro-exports; i.e., higher organic agro-exports increase food security. It is recommended that policymakers promote organic agro-exports as a climate change adaptation strategy in support of healthier diets for populations, global food security, and climate resilience.

Keywords

agro-exports, organic products, climate change, resilience, food security

Resumo

Resumen: A pesar que la agricultura orgánica de exportación es afectada por el cambio climático, es un transcendental mecanismo de adaptación al clima. El objetivo es analizar el vínculo del cambio climático con las agroexportaciones de productos orgánicos peruanos y la seguridad alimentaria. Usando los métodos de correlación de Pearson y regresión múltiple, se halló que el cambio climático a través de las temperaturas del aire y del agua de mar se relacionan con las agroexportaciones orgánicas peruanas en el período 2000-2022, también existe asociación fuerte entre las agroexportaciones orgánicas y la seguridad alimentaria en Perú y a nivel mundial. Se concluye que la prevalencia de la subalimentación mundial es afectada directamente por las temperaturas del aire y de la superficie del agua de mar e inversamente por las agroexportaciones de productos orgánicos peruanos, esto es, que las mayores agroexportaciones orgánicas aumentan la seguridad alimentaria. Se recomienda a los responsables políticos impulsar las agroexportaciones de productos orgánicos como una opción de adaptación al cambio climático a favor de dietas más saludables para la gente, la seguridad alimentaria mundial y la resilencia climática.

Palavras-chave

agroexportaciones, productos orgánicos, cambio climático, resilencia, seguridad alimentaria

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Submitted date:
01/31/2024

Accepted date:
09/01/2024

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